NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Five Star and Nature Restoration Trust
Project Title: Connecting Anchorage Residents to their Watershed through Monitoring, Restoration and Education (AK)
Organization:
Alaska Geographic Association
Project ID:
1301.20.067368
Description:

Remove 20 acres of invasive European bird cherry from the Anchorage Bowl Waterways, providing opportunities for urban youth and families to connect and become better stewards of local natural resources through recreation and restoration. Project will help break down barriers for Anchorage’s diverse urban neighborhoods to access the waters by engaging 700 volunteers and 350 students through environmental education and training activities while addressing priority habitat restoration.

Award Amount:
$48946.29
Location:
Municipality of Anchorage, USFS Chugach National Forest and the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska